Device for the containing and delivery of sheets of paper, such as toilet-paper, &amp;c.



No. 744,047. PATENTBD NOV. 17, 1903.- E. 1). fiASTfiRLlNfi A. ELSEXTGN, H.. 0.. STOGKWELL & W. B. SWALM.

DEVICE FOR THE GONTAINING AND DBLIVERY OF SHEETS 0F PAPER, SUCH AS TOILET PAPER, 8w.

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. EDVVIN'D. OASTERLINE, ARTHUR E. SEXTON, HERBERT C. STOCKWELL, AND.

WILLIAM E. SWALM, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, ASSIGNORS TO SINGLE SHEET PAPER COMPANY, OF LOS ANGELES,-OALIFORNIA, A

CORPORATION.

DEVICE FOR THE CONT AINlNG AND DELIVERY OF SHEETS OF PAPER, SUCH AS TOILET-PAPER, dc.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 744,047, dated November 17, 1903.

Application filed January 10, 1902. Serial No. 89,227. (No model.) I

To all 1117 it 2] 007M677 at the fold lines prevented, thus enabling the Be it known that we, EDWIN D. OASTER- ready turning and discharge of interfolded LINE, ARTHUR E. SEXTON, HERBERT 0. sheets without danger of tearing. STooKWELL, and WILLIAM E. SWALM, citi- A still further object of the invention is to 5 zone of the United States, and residents of so construct the walls of the discharge-slot the city of Los Angeles, in the county bf Los as to project the edge of the sheetof paper to Angeles and State of California, have inventbe discharged for a slight distance beyond or ed a new or Improved Device for the Conaway from the end wall of the casing and. in taining and Delivery of Sheets of Paper, such convenient position to be caught and with- IO as Toilet-Paper and the Like, of which the drawn from the casing.

following is a specification. A still further object of the invention is to Our invention relates to certain improveso arrange and construct the casing as to perments in devices of that class for containing mit its use or employment as a support for a quantity of sheets of paper from which sinadvertising-cards or the like, the casing be- :5 gle sheets may be withdrawn consecutively, ing provided with a card-receiving compart and has for its principal object to provide a moot closed by the door or cover which also paper holder or container in which the sheets closes the main paper-receiving compartment. of paper are arranged in a substantially hori- With these and other objects in view the inzontal or inclined column, the sheets of pavention consists in the novel construction and 20 per resting on one edge and being arranged arrangement of parts hereinafter described,

in a substantially horizontal line and pre illustrated in the accompanying drawings, sented consecutively to a discharging-slot at and particularly pointed out in the appended I one end of the casing. claims.

One of the principal advantages attendant In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side eleva- 2 5 on the use of a device constructed in accordtion of a paper holder or container constructance with our invention is that a practically ed in accordance with our-invention and illusunlimited supply of paper may be placed in trating the same in the inclined position the holder and the supply replenished withwhich it preferably occupies when fastened out waiting until the contents of the holder against a vertical support. Fig. 2 is a ion- 0 are exhausted and without the necessity of gitudinal sectional elevation of the holder or removing anyportion ofapreviously-inserted container detached from the Wall or other supply. support. Fig. 3 is a plan view of the device,

A further feature of advantage resides in showing. the main door of the casing in closed the fact that the sheets at the discharge end position. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 2,

" 5 of the slot are forced or pressed into disthe door being illustrated in opened position.

charging position with substantially the same Fig. 5 isa sectional plan view of the'disoharge 8 5 pressure without regard to the quantity or end of the holder or container on the line a a weightof the paper in the holder. of Fig. 6. Fig. 6 is an elevation of the dis- A further object of the invention is to procharge end of the holder or casing. 0 vide the holder or casing with retarding de- Similar reference characters are employed vices which will in a measure support the to indicate corresponding parts throughout weight of all paper beyond a fixed distance the several figures of the drawings. from the discharge-slot, and thus maintain The main body of the casing comprises a uniform pressure on the paper at the dissubstantially oblong or rectangular box A,

45 charging-point. I referably formed of sheet metal and pro- A still further object of the invention is to vided with a wooden backing A in order to 5 so construct the discharge end of the casing stiden and strengthen the casing, as well as that the column of paper will be supported to provide a suitable holding device for the at about the center and pressure on the paper screws or other securing devices by which the casing is secured to the wall of the apartment in which it is to be used. The casing is preferably placed in an angular position, as indicated in Fig. 1, B in this figure representing a portion of a wall or other support to which the rear face of the casing is fastened. The casing has an open top normally covered by a hinged lid O,whichmay be opened when it becomes necessary to renew the supply of paper, and inthe cover or other desired portion of the casing are a number of openings L, through which the quantity of paper in the casing may be ascertained without the necessity of opening the cover.

The outer side of the box or casingis formed of two sheets of metal M and N,slightly spaced to form a compartment which is closed bythe main lid or cover 0, access to this compartment being had only when the lid is raised, and the latter being provided, if necessary, with a suitable lock or other securing device to prevent its being opened by any unauthorized person. The outer metallic sheet N forms a frame in which advertisements may be displayed, a number of openings 0, of any desired shape and size, being formed in the metallic sheet in order to display the card advertisements in the compartment formed by the sheets M and N.

The holder or casing is adapted for the reception of sheets of paper inter-folded in the manner more clearly shown in Fig. 7. Each sheet is folded on itself to form two leaves, and the folding-lines of alternate sheets are oppositely disposed, the leaves being interfolded in such manner that the two leaves of each sheet will be held between the corresponding leaves of the sheets on each side thereof. With paper folded in this manner the withdrawal of one sheet through a discharge-slot will project a portion of one leaf of the next succeeding sheet in convenient position to be caught and withdrawn, and in this manner the sheets may be withdrawn successively until the contents of the holder are exhausted.

In carrying out the invention it is preferred to arrange the discharge-slot in the manner more clearly shown in Fig. 5. In the end of the casing is formed a vertical or nearly vertical slot E, said slot being formed at about the center of the width of the casing and the end wall of said casing being bent inwardly from the opposite sides to the wall of the slot, as indicated in Fig. 5, so that the column of paper may be supported at about the center, and small chambers will be formed within the casing on each side of the slot in order to prevent undue pressure of the column of paper on the folding-lines. This permits of the ready unfolding of the sheet without unnecessary friction and without danger of tearing. To further provide for the projection of the end of each sheet to a position convenient for the user, the walls of the slot are thickened by bending the metal in the triangular form indicated at c, this thickened wall serving to the slot. To provide against this and to render the pressure of the discharge-point substantially uniform, I employ retarding or retaining devices H, which are formed .of thin sheets of preferably elastic metal or other material bent into the form shown in Figs. 4 and 5, presenting an elongated inclined face for contact with the edges of the sheets of paper. The retarding devices are arranged opposite each other, and as they possess an inherent tendency to spring outward from the sides toward the middle of the box the effective width of the box or casing is reduced and the downward movement of the sheets of paper under the force of gravity is resisted, the sheets being slightly curved, as shown more clearly in Fig. 4, and the weight of the column above the springs is to a considerable extent supported by said springs and the pressure at the discharge-slot is reduced. The springs have a fixed limit of spreading movement less than the width of the sheet, so that no matter how great the weight of the column may be all of the sheets will be slightly curved and the downward movementretarded. Where the length of the box or casing is such as to contain a very large quantity of paper, we may em ploya number of these retaining devices arranged at frequent intervals in order to prevent too great pressure near the discharge end of the box, or where a comparatively small quantity of paper is used we may employ a rolling or sliding weight, as indicated at J in Figs. 2 and 4, or a spring may be employed to assist in the movement of the paper in the direction of the discharge-slot.

In toilet-paper holders of ordinary use it is generally necessary to wait until the entire supply of the holder has been withdrawn before the same can be replenished, or if this is not done any remainder of a previous supply goes to Waste. Further than this the holders are necessarily of limited size and can contain but a comparatively small quantity of paper. With a device constructed in accordance with this invention an additional package or packages of paper may be placed in position at any time by opening the lid or cover and interfolding the top sheet contained in the holder with the first sheet of the fresh package. The outer face of the casing projects from the wall or support for a distance of little more than the length of a half-sheet, while the length of the box is limited only by the size of the apartment, so that it does not need constant attention. The position of the column of paper, the edges resting on the surface of the box, forms in connection with the retardingdevices a perfectly uniform feed, the pressure at the dischargingpoint being always the same without regard to the quantity of paper in the box or casing.

While the construction v herein described andillustrated in the accompanying drawings is the preferred form of the device, it is obvious that various changes in the form, proportions, size, and minor details of the structure may be made without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention. I

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is- 1. In a device of the class specified, a casing having a rear or wall side for securement to a supporting means, and interfolded sheets of paper supported in vertical position within the casing and disposed in planes at a right angle to the plane of the rear or wall side,

there being at one end of the casing a delivcry-slot disposed parallel with said rear or wall side. Y r

2. In a device of the class specified, an inclined casing having a rear or wall side for securement to a supporting means, and interfolded sheets of paper supported in Vertical position partly by the bottomof the easing and partly by the end wall thereof, said sheets being disposed in planes at a right angle to the plane of the rear or Wall side, there being a delivery-slot formed in said end-supporting wall.

Q 3. In a device of the class specified, a box or casing adapted to contain a quantity of 'interfolded sheets, a discharge-slot through which said sheets maybe successively withdrawn, and retarding devices carried by the inner walls of the casing at points opposite each other and adapted to engage the sheets and retard the'movement thereof in the direction of the discharge-slot. V

4. The combination with the box or casing adapted to contain a quantity of interfolded sheets and provided with a discharge-slot, of a pair of oppositely-disposed retarding devices carried by the casing and having a fixed limit of spreading movement less than the width of the sheets of paper.

5. The combination with a box or casing having a discharge-slot and adapted to contain a quantity of interfolded sheets, of retarding devices arranged within the casing and serving to engage and curve or bend the sheets of paper as the latter move in'the direction of the discharge-slot.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands and seals, this 23d day of Decemher, A D. 1901, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

EDWIN D. OASTERLINE. [It 8.] ARTHUR E. SEXTON. [L. s] I HERBERT (l. STOGKWELL. [It 5.] WILLIAM E. SWALM. [L- s] Witnesses:

ST. J OHN DAY, HADASSAH DAY. 

